Nursing Consideration: Safe handling of Chemotherapeutic Drugs
- Author Diksha Sharma
- DOI http://wwj
- Country : India
- Subject : Medical Surgical Nursing
Keywords : Cancer, Chemotherapy, Hazardous drugs, cytotoxic drugs
Abstract
Cancers have been known to mankind since ancient times. Hippocrates used the terms ‘carcinos’ and carcinoma to describe non-ulcer forming and ulcer-forming tumours. Cancer begins when cells in a part of the body start to grow out of control. Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. People receive variety of combination in order to get rid of cancer. The types of treatment receive by the client will depend on the type of cancer and how advanced it is. These activities involve opening, transferring, connecting, and disconnecting, which are activities that may cause spray, splash and drip and as a result people became contaminated. The risk to health care professional from handling a hazardous drug stems from its inherent toxicity and the extent to which workers are exposed to drugs. Health care professionals who handle the chemotherapy are advised to be well informed of the potential health hazard, familiar with safe handling and disposal of agents, utilize appropriate protective equipment and adhere to available written policies and guidelines.
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